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{{short description|Public technical university in West Bengal, India}}
{{short description|National Institute of Technology in West Bengal, India}}
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{{Infobox university
{{Infobox university
| name = IIEST Shibpur
| name                   = IIEST Shibpur
| image = IIEST Shibpur Logo.svg
| image                 = IIEST Shibpur Logo.svg
| motto = {{lang|sa-latn|Uttiṣṭhita jāgrata prāpya varān nibodhata}}
| motto                 = {{lang|sa-latn|Uttiṣṭhita jāgrata prāpya varān nibodhata}}
| mottoeng = Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.
| mottoeng               = [[Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached]]
| former_names ={{collapsible list | Calcutta Civil Engineering College (1856–1880) | Government Engineering College, Howrah (1880–1921) | Bengal Engineering College (1921–2004), affiliated to [[University of Calcutta]] | Bengal Engineering and Science University (2004–2014)}}
| former_names           = {{collapsible list | Calcutta Civil Engineering College (1856–1880) | Government Engineering College, Howrah (1880–1921) | Bengal Engineering College (1921–2004)| Bengal Engineering and Science University (abbr. "BESU") (2004–2014)}}
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|24 November 1856}}
| established           = {{circa|{{start date and age|df=yes|1856}}}}
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[technical university]]
| type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[technical university|technical]]<br />[[research university]]
| academic_affiliations = [[Institutes of National Importance]]
| chairman               = [[V. K. Aatre]]
| chairman = [[V. K. Aatre]]
| director               = Parthasarathi Chakrabarti<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 6, 2023 |title=IIEST-Shibpur director’s term extended for 6 months |work=[[The Times of India]] May 6, 2023, 11:15 IST |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/iiest-directors-term-extended-for-6-months/articleshow/100025478.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |access-date=May 6, 2023}}</ref>
| director = Parthasarathi Chakrabarti<ref>{{cite web|title=Director|url=http://www.iiests.ac.in/index.php/administration/director|website=www.iiests.ac.in|access-date=12 April 2018|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/index.php/institute/administration/director |title=Director|access-date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
| budget                = {{INRConvert|171.43|c}}<br />{{small|([[Fiscal year|FY]]2021–22 est.)}}<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| academic_staff = 271 ({{small|2022}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| academic_staff         = 284 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| administrative_staff =  
| administrative_staff   =  
| students = 4,063 ({{small|2022}})<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2022 |url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/uploads/nirf/2022/Indian%20Institute%20of%20Engineering%20Science%20and%20Technology,%20Shibpur20220228-%20Overall.pdf |publisher=IIEST Shibpur}}</ref>
| students               = 4,493 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud>{{cite web |title=NIRF 2023 |url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/uploads/nirf/2023/NIRF-2023-IIEST-Overall.pdf |publisher=IIEST Shibpur}}</ref>
| undergrad = 2,342 ({{small|2022}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| undergrad             = 2,779 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| postgrad = 924 ({{small|2022}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| postgrad               = 885 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| doctoral = 797 ({{small|2022}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| doctoral               = 829 ({{small|2023}})<ref name=nirf_stud/>
| city = [[Shibpur]], [[Howrah]]
| city                   = [[Shibpur]], [[Howrah]]
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| state                 = [[West Bengal]]
| country = [[India]]
| country               = India
| coor = {{Coord|22|33|21|N|88|18|20|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=title, inline}}
| coor                   = {{Coord|22|33|21|N|88|18|20|E|region:IN-WB_type:edu|display=title, inline}}
| campus = [[City]]<br />{{convert|123|acre|ha}}
| campus                 = [[Urban area|Urban]]<br />{{convert|123|acre|ha}}
| website = {{Official URL}}
| website               = {{Official URL}}
}}
}}
[[File:IIEST, Howrah, India.jpg|thumb|IIEST Main Entrance, Shibpur, Howrah]]
[[File:IIEST, Howrah, India.jpg|thumb|IIEST main entrance in Shibpur, Howrah.]]
'''Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur''' ('''IIEST Shibpur''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[technical university]] located at [[Shibpur]], [[Howrah]], [[West Bengal]]. It is recognised as an [[Institute of National Importance]] under [[MHRD]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Gazette of India |url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/158429.pdf |access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Department of Higher Education {{!}} Government of India, Ministry of Education |url=https://www.education.gov.in/hi/institutions-national-importance-hi |website=www.education.gov.in |access-date=17 January 2021}}</ref> It is controlled by the [[NIT Council|Council of National Institutes of Technology]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Council of NITs {{!}} COVID-19 Research at NITs & IIEST, Shibpur|url=http://nitcouncil.org.in/index.php/site/console/siteAboutCouncil|access-date=24 August 2020|website=nitcouncil.org.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Identity crisis hurdle to IIEST success|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/identity-crisis-hurdle-to-iiest-success/cid/1416862|access-date=24 August 2020|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ministry of Education, Government of India|url=https://www.mhrd.gov.in/nits|access-date=24 August 2020|website=www.mhrd.gov.in}}</ref>
 
'''Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur''', abbreviated as '''IIEST Shibpur''' (locally known as "BESU") is a [[public university]] located at [[Shibpur]], [[Howrah]], [[West Bengal]]. Founded in 1856,<ref>{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/History |access-date=20 August 2022 |website=Our History IIEST}}</ref> it is recognised as an [[Institute of National Importance]] under [[MHRD]] by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Gazette of India |url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/158429.pdf |access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Department of Higher Education {{!}} Government of India, Ministry of Education |url=https://www.education.gov.in/hi/institutions-national-importance-hi |access-date=17 January 2021 |website=www.education.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014 |url=http://nitcouncil.org.in/data/pdf/nit-acts/nitser_2014.pdf |access-date=April 17, 2023 |website=Council of NITSER}}</ref> It is controlled by the [[Council of NITSER]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Council of NITs {{!}} COVID-19 Research at NITs & IIEST, Shibpur |url=http://nitcouncil.org.in/index.php/site/console/siteAboutCouncil |access-date=24 August 2020 |website=nitcouncil.org.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Identity crisis hurdle to IIEST success |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/identity-crisis-hurdle-to-iiest-success/cid/1416862 |access-date=24 August 2020 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ministry of Education, Government of India |url=https://www.mhrd.gov.in/nits |access-date=24 August 2020 |website=www.mhrd.gov.in}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Bishop's College, Howrah, 1880.jpg|thumb|240x240px|right|Bishop's College, Howrah]]
[[File:Bishop's College, Howrah, 1880.jpg|thumb|240x240px|left|Bishop's College, Howrah]]
[[File:Clock Tower - Bengal Engineering and Science University - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-06-06 8569.JPG|thumb|150 px|The Clock Tower, IIEST]]
 
The college was founded as the Civil Engineering College on November 24, 1856, in [[Writers' Building]], Calcutta (now [[Kolkata]]).<ref name="CUP Archive">{{Cite book|last1=Rose|first1=John Holland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G-48AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA337|title=The Cambridge History of the British Empire|last2=Newton|first2=Arthur Percival|last3=Dodwell|first3=Henry|last4=Benians|first4=Ernest Alfred|date=1929|publisher=CUP Archive|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Our History {{!}} IIEST">{{Cite web|title=Our History {{!}} IIEST|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/History|access-date=9 August 2021|website=www.iiests.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Director's Desk {{!}} IIEST|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/DirectorDesk|access-date=9 August 2021|website=www.iiests.ac.in}}</ref> The college was established as an independent entity in 1880 as ''Government College, Howrah,'' in the premises of Bishop's College in Shibpur, Howrah. In 1921, the name of the college was changed to ''Bengal Engineering College''. B.E. College was previously affiliated to the [[University of Calcutta]]. At that time it contained only civil and mechanical engineering departments.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our History {{!}} IIEST|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/History|website=IIEST, Shibpur|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref> Several other departments were created subsequently over the years, the last among them being that of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics in 2010.


The college was founded as the Civil Engineering College on November 24, 1856, in [[Writers' Building]], Calcutta (now [[Kolkata]]).<ref name="CUP Archive">{{Cite book|last1=Rose|first1=John Holland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G-48AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA337|title=The Cambridge History of the British Empire|last2=Newton|first2=Arthur Percival|last3=Dodwell|first3=Henry|last4=Benians|first4=Ernest Alfred|date=1929|publisher=CUP Archive|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Our History {{!}} IIEST">{{Cite web|title=Our History {{!}} IIEST|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/History|access-date=9 August 2021|website=www.iiests.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Director's Desk {{!}} IIEST|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/DirectorDesk|access-date=9 August 2021|website=www.iiests.ac.in}}</ref> The college was established as an independent entity in 1880 as ''Government College, Howrah,'' in the premises of Bishop's College in Shibpur, [[Howrah]]. In 1921, the name of the college was changed to ''Bengal Engineering College''. B.E. College was previously affiliated to the [[University of Calcutta]]. At that time it contained only civil and mechanical engineering departments.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our History {{!}} IIEST|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/History|website=IIEST, Shibpur|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref> Several other departments were created subsequently over the years, the last among them being that of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics in 2010.
On 1 October 2004, the institution was conferred the status of a full-fledged university.<ref name="TheUniversity">{{cite web |url=http://www.becs.ac.in/ |title=Bengal Engineering And Science University, Shibpur – The University |work=becs.ac.in |access-date=20 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207114639/http://www.becs.ac.in/ |archive-date=7 February 2012 }}</ref> It was formally inaugurated as ''Bengal Engineering and Science University'' by [[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam|A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], the President of India, on 13 July 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teqip-ii.iiests.ac.in/|title=The Institute}}</ref>  


On 1 October 2004, the institution was conferred the status of a full-fledged university.<ref name="TheUniversity">{{cite web |url=http://www.becs.ac.in/ |title=Bengal Engineering And Science University, Shibpur – The University |work=becs.ac.in |access-date=20 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207114639/http://www.becs.ac.in/ |archive-date=7 February 2012 }}</ref> It was formally inaugurated as ''Bengal Engineering and Science University'' by [[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam|A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], the President of India, on 13 July 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teqip-ii.iiests.ac.in/|title=The Institute}}</ref>
On Oct 2010 The [[union cabinet]] has approved a proposal for conversion of the Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU) at Shibpur to an Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, it will be an Institution of international standard and will produce quality manpower for the strategic sector of the country, research laboratories and quality teachers for the institutions of engineering and science education.<ref>{{Cite news |date=Oct 12, 2010 |title=Upgradation of BESU, Shibpur to an IIEST, Shibpur at Howrah, West Bengal |work=[[Press Information Bureau]] 12-October, 2010 17:52 IST |publisher=[[Ministry of Human Resource Development]] |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=66290 |url-status=live |access-date=Oct 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701145441/https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=66290 |archive-date=Jul 1, 2023}}</ref> An amount of ₹ 592.20 crore has been earmarked for the project and it will be completed over a period of five years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 14, 2010 |title=Now, an Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology |work=[[Education Times]]  October 14, 2010 05:34 PM |location=New Delhi |url=https://www.educationtimes.com/article/newsroom/69557607/now-an-indian-institute-of-engineering-science-and-technology |url-status=live |access-date=October 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701144420/https://www.educationtimes.com/article/newsroom/69557607/now-an-indian-institute-of-engineering-science-and-technology |archive-date=Jul 1, 2023}}</ref>


In March 2014, the institute was conferred the status of an [[Institute of National Importance|INI]] and was renamed ''Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur'' by the Govt. of India by suitably amending the National Institutes of Technology and Science Education and Research Act, 2007. The conversion process of BESU to IIEST was mentored by [[IIT Kanpur]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/pranab-nod-to-besu-upgrade/cid/1213434|title=Pranab nod to Besu upgrade|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=66290|title=Press Information Bureau|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated it as IIEST on 24 August 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.becs.ac.in/component/content/article/123-vcspeaks/2931-inauguration-of-iiest-shibpur-by-shri-pranab-mukherjee-the-president-of-india-on-24th-august-2014-article |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325211936/http://www.becs.ac.in/component/content/article/123-vcspeaks/2931-inauguration-of-iiest-shibpur-by-shri-pranab-mukherjee-the-president-of-india-on-24th-august-2014-article |archive-date=25 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/press-release-detail.htm?1060 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103246/http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/press-release-detail.htm?1060 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |title=Press Releases Detail - The President of India}}</ref>
In March 2014, the institute was conferred the status of an [[Institute of National Importance|INI]] and was renamed ''Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur'' by the Govt. of India by suitably amending the National Institutes of Technology and Science Education and Research Act, 2007. The conversion process of BESU to IIEST was mentored by [[IIT Kanpur]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/pranab-nod-to-besu-upgrade/cid/1213434|title=Pranab nod to Besu upgrade|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=66290|title=Press Information Bureau|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> President of India, [[Pranab Mukherjee]] inaugurated it as IIEST on 24 August 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.becs.ac.in/component/content/article/123-vcspeaks/2931-inauguration-of-iiest-shibpur-by-shri-pranab-mukherjee-the-president-of-india-on-24th-august-2014-article |title=Inauguration of IIEST, Shibpur by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India on 24th August 2014 |access-date=23 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325211936/http://www.becs.ac.in/component/content/article/123-vcspeaks/2931-inauguration-of-iiest-shibpur-by-shri-pranab-mukherjee-the-president-of-india-on-24th-august-2014-article |archive-date=25 March 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/press-release-detail.htm?1060 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402103246/http://www.presidentofindia.nic.in/press-release-detail.htm?1060 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |title=Press Releases Detail - The President of India}}</ref>


In June 2014, Govt. of West Bengal appointed IIEST Shibpur as the Mentor Institute for [[Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani]], which was inaugurated in June the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Bengals-first-IIIT-in-Kalyani-to-start-from-July/articleshow/37153741.cms|title=Bengal's first IIIT in Kalyani to start from July – Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iiitkalyani.edu.in/about-iiit.html#about-row2|title=IIIT Kalyani :: About IIIT}}</ref>
In June 2014, Govt. of West Bengal appointed IIEST Shibpur as the Mentor Institute for [[Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani]], which was inaugurated in June the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Bengals-first-IIIT-in-Kalyani-to-start-from-July/articleshow/37153741.cms|title=Bengal's first IIIT in Kalyani to start from July – Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iiitkalyani.edu.in/about-iiit.html#about-row2|title=IIIT Kalyani :: About IIIT}}</ref>
In May 2017, [[Government of India]] sanctioned a grant of ₹11 crore to the Institute for conducting ''Bholanath Chakraborty Centre for Advanced Research in Homeopathy'' under the ‘Ayush’ project.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mukherjee Pandey |first=Jhimli |date=May 6, 2017 |title=IIEST starts cancer research based on homeopathy tenets |work=[[The Times of India]] May 6, 2017, 02:23 IST |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/iiest-starts-cancer-research-based-on-homeopathy-tenets/articleshow/58542256.cms |url-status=live |access-date=May 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506161221/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/iiest-starts-cancer-research-based-on-homeopathy-tenets/articleshow/58542256.cms |archive-date=May 6, 2017}}</ref>


== Organisation and administration ==
== Organisation and administration ==
=== Departments ===
IIEST Shibpur has 16 departments, 2 multi-disciplinary centers and 8 schools of excellence. The academic departments (in order of their year of establishment) are:
* [[Civil Engineering]]
* [[Mathematics]]
* [[Chemistry]]
* [[Mining Engineering]]
* [[Electrical Engineering]]
* [[Earth Sciences]]
* [[Mechanical Engineering]]
* [[Physics]]
* [[Metallurgy|Metallurgy and Materials Engineering]]
* [[Humanities and Social Sciences]]
* [[Architecture|Architecture, Town and Regional Planning]]
* [[Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering]]
* [[Computer Science and Technology]]
* [[Human Resource Management]]
* [[Information Technology]]
* [[Aerospace Engineering|Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics]]


===Schools and centres===
===Departments===
Following are the multi-disciplinary centers located in IIEST Shibpur:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/Centers|title= Multi-Disciplinary Centers}}</ref>
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* Center of Healthcare Science and Technology
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*Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics
*Architecture and Planning
*Chemistry
*Civil Engineering
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*Computer Science and Technology
*Earth Sciences
*Electrical Engineering
*Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
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*Human Resource Management
*Humanities and Social Sciences
*Information Technology
*Mathematics
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*Mechanical Engineering
*Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
*Mining Engineering
*Physics
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===Schools===
Eight schools of excellence in IIEST are:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/Schools|title= Schools of Excellence}}</ref>
Eight schools of excellence in IIEST are:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/Schools|title= Schools of Excellence}}</ref>
 
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* School of Advanced Materials, Green Energy and Sensor Systems  
* School of Advanced Materials, Green Energy and Sensor Systems  
* Purabi Das School of Information Technology
* Purabi Das School of Information Technology
* School of Community Science and Technology
* School of Community Science and Technology
* School of Disaster Mitigation Engineering
* School of Disaster Mitigation Engineering
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* School of Ecology, Infrastructure and Human Settlement Management
* School of Ecology, Infrastructure and Human Settlement Management
* School of Management Sciences
* School of Management Sciences
* School of Mechatronics and Robotics
* School of Mechatronics and Robotics
* School of VLSI Technology
* School of VLSI Technology
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===Centres===
Following are the multi-disciplinary centers located in IIEST Shibpur:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/Centers|title= Multi-Disciplinary Centers}}</ref>
* Center of Healthcare Science and Technology


==Academics==
==Academics==
[[File:Clock Tower - Bengal Engineering and Science University - Sibpur - Howrah 2013-06-06 8569.JPG|thumb|150 px|The Clock Tower, IIEST]]
===Library===
===Library===
The institute's Ramanujan Central Library occupies {{convert|3000|m2|ft2|abbr=on}} and houses 158,000 books, 41,000 bound volumes of journals, and a collection of documents, such as patents, standards, technical reports and pamphlets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newlibrary.iiests.ac.in/|title=Library, IIESTS|website=newlibrary.iiests.ac.in}}</ref> The library has old and rare books and journals of the nineteenth century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ramanujan Central Library |url=http://library.iiests.ac.in:30000/dqpas/?view=featured |website=library.iiests.ac.in |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
The institute's Ramanujan Central Library occupies {{convert|3000|m2|ft2|abbr=on}} and houses 158,000 books, 41,000 bound volumes of journals, and a collection of documents, such as patents, standards, technical reports and pamphlets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newlibrary.iiests.ac.in/|title=Library, IIESTS|website=newlibrary.iiests.ac.in}}</ref> The library has old and rare books and journals of the nineteenth century.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ramanujan Central Library |url=http://library.iiests.ac.in:30000/dqpas/?view=featured |website=library.iiests.ac.in |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
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Undergraduate programs to the various engineering disciplines (4-year B. Tech. programs) and architecture (5-year B.Arch. program) are granted via [[JEE Main]], taking 50% students from the home state (West Bengal) and 50% from other states.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/Admission/?id=Mg== |title= Admissions- Undergraduate}}</ref> Students from any discipline other than Architecture, on the basis of their performance, are allowed to change their disciplines at the end of the 1st Year (i.e., second semester) and may opt for dual degree (B.Tech.-M.Tech.) courses extending over 10 semesters as per terms and conditions specified by the institute.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2020 |url=https://josaa.nic.in/seatinfo/root/InstProfile.aspx?instcd=417 |website=josaa.nic.in |access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> For PG programs admission is through [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] for M.Tech. courses and [[Joint Entrance Screening Test]] for MSc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/Admission/?id=NQ==|title= Admissions- Masters of Science}}</ref> Students are also admitted in Ph.D programs twice a year through online applications.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oldwww.becs.ac.in/academics/programme/phd-programme|title=Ph.D Programme|website=oldwww.becs.ac.in}}</ref>
Undergraduate programs to the various engineering disciplines (4-year B. Tech. programs) and architecture (5-year B.Arch. program) are granted via [[JEE Main]], taking 50% students from the home state (West Bengal) and 50% from other states.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/Admission/?id=Mg== |title= Admissions- Undergraduate}}</ref> Students from any discipline other than Architecture, on the basis of their performance, are allowed to change their disciplines at the end of the 1st Year (i.e., second semester) and may opt for dual degree (B.Tech.-M.Tech.) courses extending over 10 semesters as per terms and conditions specified by the institute.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2020 |url=https://josaa.nic.in/seatinfo/root/InstProfile.aspx?instcd=417 |website=josaa.nic.in |access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> For PG programs admission is through [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] for M.Tech. courses and [[Joint Entrance Screening Test]] for MSc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iiests.ac.in/IIEST/Admission/?id=NQ==|title= Admissions- Masters of Science}}</ref> Students are also admitted in Ph.D programs twice a year through online applications.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oldwww.becs.ac.in/academics/programme/phd-programme|title=Ph.D Programme|website=oldwww.becs.ac.in}}</ref>


=== Ranking ===
=== Ranking and reputation ===
{{Infobox India university ranking
{{Infobox India university ranking
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| QS_A_2021 = 301-350
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| NIRF_O_2020 = 43
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| NIRF_E_2020 = 21
| NIRF_E_2022 = 40
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IIEST Shibpur has ranked 301-350 among the top 650 Universities in Asia category by the QS Asia Ranking 2021,<ref name="Rankings_QS_A_2021" />
IIEST Shibpur has ranked 301-350 among the top 650 Universities in Asia category by the QS Asia Ranking 2021,<ref name="Rankings_QS_A_2021" />


In India, IIEST Shibpur was ranked 43rd overall and 21st among engineering institutes by the [[NIRF]] rankings in 2020.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2020/>
In India, IIEST Shibpur was ranked 66th overall and 40th among engineering institutes by the [[NIRF]] rankings in 2022.<ref name=Rankings_NIRF_E_2022/>
 
[[File:OIKOTAAN 5 performance..jpg|thumb|OIKOTAAN 5 performance]]
[[File:Guest performance in OIKOTAAN..jpg|thumb|Guest performance in OIKOTAAN]]


== Noted People ==
== Noted people ==
=== Notable faculty ===
=== Notable faculty ===
* [[John Samuel Slater]], principal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/collections/imu-search-page/narratives/?irn=10134&index=1 |title=Narratives: J.S. Slater |website=Museum of the History of Science |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
* [[John Samuel Slater]], principal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/collections/imu-search-page/narratives/?irn=10134&index=1 |title=Narratives: J.S. Slater |website=Museum of the History of Science |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref>
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=== Notable alumni ===
=== Notable alumni ===
{{Alumni|date=July 2020}}
{{Alumni|date=July 2020}}
*[[Soumitro Banerjee]], electrical engineer, [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate
*[[Amitabha Bhattacharyya]], production engineer, [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate
*[[Gautam Biswas]], director, [[IIT Guwahati]]
*[[Promode R. Bandyopadhyay]], American-Indian Inventor
*[[Bimal Kumar Bose]], scholar in Power Electronics, Chondra Chair of Excellence in Power Electronics, Professor Emeritus at [[University of Tennessee]], member of [[National Academy of Engineering]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37272761100|title= Bimal K. Bose - IEEE Author Details}}</ref>
*[[Bimal Kumar Bose]], scholar in Power Electronics, Chondra Chair of Excellence in Power Electronics, Professor Emeritus at [[University of Tennessee]], member of [[National Academy of Engineering]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37272761100|title= Bimal K. Bose - IEEE Author Details}}</ref>
*[[Soumyen Bandyopadhyay]], Architect at [[Liverpool University]] holds Sir James Stirling chair in architecture
*[[Pradip Chatterjee]], flautist and singer, founding member of [[Mohiner Ghoraguli]]
*[[Arunendu Das]], songwriter
*[[Chaitanyamoy Ganguly]], nuclear scientist, [[Padma Shri]] recipient
*[[Amitabha Ghosh (academic, born 1941)|Amitabha Ghosh]] ex-director, [[IIT Kharagpur]]
*[[Buddhadev Das Gupta]], classical [[sarod]] player, [[Padma Bhusan]] recipient
*[[Fazlur Rahman Khan]], structural engineer and architect. Called the "Einstein of structural engineering"
*[[Binoy Majumdar]], poet, [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] winner
*[[Rajen Mookerjee]], industrialist, co-founder of [[Martin Burn|Martin Burn & Co.]] and founder of [[IISCO Steel Plant|Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.]]<ref>{{cite web |title= Sir Rajen Mookerjee |url= http://mookerjeesofbengal.4t.com/rajen.html |access-date= 25 August 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160109130642/http://mookerjeesofbengal.4t.com/rajen.html |archive-date= 9 January 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
*[[Rajen Mookerjee]], industrialist, co-founder of [[Martin Burn|Martin Burn & Co.]] and founder of [[IISCO Steel Plant|Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.]]<ref>{{cite web |title= Sir Rajen Mookerjee |url= http://mookerjeesofbengal.4t.com/rajen.html |access-date= 25 August 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160109130642/http://mookerjeesofbengal.4t.com/rajen.html |archive-date= 9 January 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
*[[M. A. Rashid]], first Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
*[[Nandini Mukherjee]], HOD of Computer Science & Information Technology Department, [[Jadavpur University]] and noted [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] politician.
*[[Shankar Nath Rimal]], Nepalese civil engineer, designer of modern [[Flag of Nepal|Nepalese flag]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=रातोपाटी |title=यसरी बनेको थियो राष्ट्रिय झण्डाको डिजाइन्, चन्द्र–सूर्य र त्रिकोणको अर्थ के ? |url=https://ratopati.com/story/100828/2019/9/18/national-flag |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=RatoPati |language=Nepali}}</ref>
*[[Shankar Nath Rimal]], Nepalese civil engineer, designer of modern [[Flag of Nepal|Nepalese flag]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=रातोपाटी |title=यसरी बनेको थियो राष्ट्रिय झण्डाको डिजाइन्, चन्द्र–सूर्य र त्रिकोणको अर्थ के ? |url=https://ratopati.com/story/100828/2019/9/18/national-flag |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=RatoPati |language=Nepali}}</ref>
*[[Tathagata Roy]], Ex GM / Chief Engineer Metro Railway and politician, [[List of governors of Tripura|Governor of Tripura]]
*[[Narayan Sanyal]], novelist, writer of "Shatyakam".
*[[Badal Sarkar]], dramatist and theatre director, Padma Shri recipient
*[[Jatindranath Sengupta]], poet and writer.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Wakil |year=2012 |chapter=Sengupta, Jatindranath |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sengupta,_Jatindranath |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>
*[[Jatindranath Sengupta]], poet and writer.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ahmed |first=Wakil |year=2012 |chapter=Sengupta, Jatindranath |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sengupta,_Jatindranath |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.iiests.ac.in/}}
*{{Official website|http://www.iiests.ac.in/}}


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IIEST Shibpur
File:IIEST Shibpur Logo.svg
Former names
MottoUttiṣṭhita jāgrata prāpya varān nibodhata
Motto in English
Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached
TypePublic technical
research university
Establishedc. 1856; 169 years ago (1856)
Budget₹171.43 crore (US$20 million)
(FY2021–22 est.)[1]
ChairmanV. K. Aatre
DirectorParthasarathi Chakrabarti[2]
Academic staff
284 (2023)[1]
Students4,493 (2023)[1]
Undergraduates2,779 (2023)[1]
Postgraduates885 (2023)[1]
829 (2023)[1]
Location
Shibpur, Howrah
,
West Bengal
,
India

22°33′21″N 88°18′20″E / 22.55583°N 88.30556°E / 22.55583; 88.30556Coordinates: 22°33′21″N 88°18′20″E / 22.55583°N 88.30556°E / 22.55583; 88.30556
CampusUrban
123 acres (50 ha)
Website{{URL|example.com|optional display text}}
IIEST main entrance in Shibpur, Howrah.

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, abbreviated as IIEST Shibpur (locally known as "BESU") is a public university located at Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal. Founded in 1856,[3] it is recognised as an Institute of National Importance under MHRD by the Government of India.[4][5][6] It is controlled by the Council of NITSER.[7][8][9]

History[edit]

Bishop's College, Howrah

The college was founded as the Civil Engineering College on November 24, 1856, in Writers' Building, Calcutta (now Kolkata).[10][11][12] The college was established as an independent entity in 1880 as Government College, Howrah, in the premises of Bishop's College in Shibpur, Howrah. In 1921, the name of the college was changed to Bengal Engineering College. B.E. College was previously affiliated to the University of Calcutta. At that time it contained only civil and mechanical engineering departments.[13] Several other departments were created subsequently over the years, the last among them being that of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics in 2010.

On 1 October 2004, the institution was conferred the status of a full-fledged university.[14] It was formally inaugurated as Bengal Engineering and Science University by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the President of India, on 13 July 2005.[15]

On Oct 2010 The union cabinet has approved a proposal for conversion of the Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU) at Shibpur to an Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, it will be an Institution of international standard and will produce quality manpower for the strategic sector of the country, research laboratories and quality teachers for the institutions of engineering and science education.[16] An amount of ₹ 592.20 crore has been earmarked for the project and it will be completed over a period of five years.[17]

In March 2014, the institute was conferred the status of an INI and was renamed Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur by the Govt. of India by suitably amending the National Institutes of Technology and Science Education and Research Act, 2007. The conversion process of BESU to IIEST was mentored by IIT Kanpur.[18][19] President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated it as IIEST on 24 August 2014.[20][21]

In June 2014, Govt. of West Bengal appointed IIEST Shibpur as the Mentor Institute for Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kalyani, which was inaugurated in June the same year.[22][23]

In May 2017, Government of India sanctioned a grant of ₹11 crore to the Institute for conducting Bholanath Chakraborty Centre for Advanced Research in Homeopathy under the ‘Ayush’ project.[24]

Organisation and administration[edit]

Departments[edit]

Departments of IIEST, Shibpur
  • Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics
  • Architecture and Planning
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science and Technology
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
  • Human Resource Management
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Information Technology
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
  • Mining Engineering
  • Physics

Schools[edit]

Eight schools of excellence in IIEST are:[25]

Schools of IIEST, Shibpur
  • School of Advanced Materials, Green Energy and Sensor Systems
  • Purabi Das School of Information Technology
  • School of Community Science and Technology
  • School of Disaster Mitigation Engineering
  • School of Ecology, Infrastructure and Human Settlement Management
  • School of Management Sciences
  • School of Mechatronics and Robotics
  • School of VLSI Technology

Centres[edit]

Following are the multi-disciplinary centers located in IIEST Shibpur:[26]

  • Center of Healthcare Science and Technology

Academics[edit]

The Clock Tower, IIEST

Library[edit]

The institute's Ramanujan Central Library occupies 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft) and houses 158,000 books, 41,000 bound volumes of journals, and a collection of documents, such as patents, standards, technical reports and pamphlets.[27] The library has old and rare books and journals of the nineteenth century.[28]

Admission procedure[edit]

Undergraduate programs to the various engineering disciplines (4-year B. Tech. programs) and architecture (5-year B.Arch. program) are granted via JEE Main, taking 50% students from the home state (West Bengal) and 50% from other states.[29] Students from any discipline other than Architecture, on the basis of their performance, are allowed to change their disciplines at the end of the 1st Year (i.e., second semester) and may opt for dual degree (B.Tech.-M.Tech.) courses extending over 10 semesters as per terms and conditions specified by the institute.[30] For PG programs admission is through GATE for M.Tech. courses and Joint Entrance Screening Test for MSc.[31] Students are also admitted in Ph.D programs twice a year through online applications.[32]

Ranking and reputation[edit]

University and college rankings
General – international
QS (Asia) (2021)[33]301-350

IIEST Shibpur has ranked 301-350 among the top 650 Universities in Asia category by the QS Asia Ranking 2021,[33]

In India, IIEST Shibpur was ranked 66th overall and 40th among engineering institutes by the NIRF rankings in 2022.[34]

Noted people[edit]

Notable faculty[edit]

Notable alumni[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "NIRF 2023" (PDF). IIEST Shibpur.
  2. ↑ "IIEST-Shibpur director's term extended for 6 months". The Times of India May 6, 2023, 11:15 IST. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Our History". Our History IIEST. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Gazette of India" (PDF). Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Department of Higher Education | Government of India, Ministry of Education". www.education.gov.in. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2014" (PDF). Council of NITSER. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Council of NITs | COVID-19 Research at NITs & IIEST, Shibpur". nitcouncil.org.in. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Identity crisis hurdle to IIEST success". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Ministry of Education, Government of India". www.mhrd.gov.in. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  10. ↑ Rose, John Holland; Newton, Arthur Percival; Dodwell, Henry; Benians, Ernest Alfred (1929). The Cambridge History of the British Empire. CUP Archive.
  11. ↑ "Our History | IIEST". www.iiests.ac.in. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Director's Desk | IIEST". www.iiests.ac.in. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "Our History | IIEST". IIEST, Shibpur. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Bengal Engineering And Science University, Shibpur – The University". becs.ac.in. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  15. ↑ "The Institute".
  16. ↑ "Upgradation of BESU, Shibpur to an IIEST, Shibpur at Howrah, West Bengal". Press Information Bureau 12-October, 2010 17:52 IST. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  17. ↑ "Now, an Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology". Education Times October 14, 2010 05:34 PM. New Delhi. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  18. ↑ "Pranab nod to Besu upgrade". www.telegraphindia.com.
  19. ↑ "Press Information Bureau". pib.gov.in.
  20. ↑ "Inauguration of IIEST, Shibpur by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India on 24th August 2014". Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  21. ↑ "Press Releases Detail - The President of India". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "Bengal's first IIIT in Kalyani to start from July – Times of India". The Times of India.
  23. ↑ "IIIT Kalyani :: About IIIT".
  24. ↑ Mukherjee Pandey, Jhimli (6 May 2017). "IIEST starts cancer research based on homeopathy tenets". The Times of India May 6, 2017, 02:23 IST. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  25. ↑ "Schools of Excellence".
  26. ↑ "Multi-Disciplinary Centers".
  27. ↑ "Library, IIESTS". newlibrary.iiests.ac.in.
  28. ↑ "Ramanujan Central Library". library.iiests.ac.in. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  29. ↑ "Admissions- Undergraduate".
  30. ↑ "Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2020". josaa.nic.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  31. ↑ "Admissions- Masters of Science".
  32. ↑ "Ph.D Programme". oldwww.becs.ac.in.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "QS Asia University Rankings 2021". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2020.
  34. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Rankings_NIRF_E_2022
  35. ↑ "Narratives: J.S. Slater". Museum of the History of Science. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  36. ↑ "Former Bengal power minister Sankar Sen passes away". Outlook. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  37. ↑ "Life and works of Joseph Allen Stein". 31 July 2019.
  38. ↑ "Bimal K. Bose - IEEE Author Details".
  39. ↑ "Sir Rajen Mookerjee". Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  40. ↑ रातोपाटी. "यसरी बनेको थियो राष्ट्रिय झण्डाको डिजाइन्, चन्द्र–सूर्य र त्रिकोणको अर्थ के ?". RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 28 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  41. ↑ Ahmed, Wakil (2012). "Sengupta, Jatindranath". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

External links[edit]

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